Echinops bannaticus

Echinops bannaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinops
Species:
E. bannaticus
Binomial name
Echinops bannaticus
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinops armatus Steven
  • Echinops quercifolius Freyn
  • Echinops rochelianus Griseb.

Echinops bannaticus, known as the blue globe-thistle,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to southeastern Europe. It is a herbaceous perennial thistle, growing to 120 cm (47 in), with prickly foliage and spherical blue flower heads in summer.[3]

The Latin specific epithet bannaticus refers to the Banat, a region in Central Europe (now split between Romania, Hungary, and Serbia) where the plant is found.[4]

The species is widely naturalised in Great Britain.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Echinops bannaticus". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  5. ^ "Blue Globe-thistle Echinops bannaticus Rochel ex Schrad". PlantAtlas. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

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